TORRINGTON >> Police arrested two men and a woman on drug possession charges last week after a search and seizure turned up several grams of narcotics along with packaging material at a home on Woodbine Street.

According to a release from the Torrington Police Department, Stephanie S. Escoto, 24, of 149 Woodbine St., Tony C. Pemberton, 27, of 22 Wolcott Ave., and Shane P. Wheeler, 28, with no known address, were arrested on May 30.

Police said a 3-year-old child was present at Escoto’s residence as the warrant was served. The child is Escoto’s son, according to a source familiar with the investigation. The child found in the residence was turned over to the Department of Children and Family Services.

A spokesperson for DCF said Monday afternoon that the status of a specific child’s care at the state agency is confidential, meaning no information could be released.

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Torrington Police spokesperson Lt. Bruce Whiteley said the department received a call from a concerned citizen at about 11:30 a.m. on May 30, who told police that they saw two suspicious males “pacing back and forth” on Woodbine Street.

After placing Pemberton and Wheeler in custody and interviewing the pair, police gathered sufficient information leading them to believe their drugs had originated from 149 Woodbine St., Whiteley said.

Later in the evening, police secured a search warrant for Escoto’s residence, where they found and seized approximately 4.69 grams of heroin, 2.8 grams of cocaine and 1.64 grams of ecstacy.

Police also found scales for weighing drugs and plastic and wax paper bags used to package narcotics for sale.

Escoto was charged with possession of heroin, possession of cocaine, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, risk of injury to a child, possession of a hallucinogen, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drugs narcotics near school grounds. Escoto was released on $50,000 bond.

Pemberton and Wheeler were charged with possession of heroin. They were each released on $2,500 bond.